Editor's note

We have never been more dependent on our data than we are today, period. Just as important, we
are dependent on all of our data -- regardless of where it resides. It wasn't that many years ago
that a vast majority of our business data was all conveniently stored within the data center, where
full-time backup
administrators ensured its protection. Those days are over. While a significant amount of data
still resides within the data center, platforms are diversifying and data is starting to live
outside the traditional purview of IT.